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SVRSP Rousseau Lectures 2017

The first SVRSP Rousseau Lectures were held on 15.-17. November 2017 at the University of Zurich. John Mikhail (Georgetown University) gave a two-part lecture on "The Sense of Justice, Private Interest, and Public Duty in the Age of Trump".

Podcast "Human rights, sovereignty and democracy"

The podcast of the podium discussion on the topic "Human rights, sovereignty and democracy", which took place on November 15 2016, is available via the homepage of the Zurich Salon. The participants were Luke Gittos, Andrea Huber, Prof. Dr. iur. Matthias Mahlmann, Dr. iur. RA Peter Studer and Prof. Dr. iur. Hans-Ueli Vogt; the panel was chaired by Andrew Weelhouse.

Tagesgespräch "Flüchtlingskrise und Menschenwürde"

On 11 November 2015, the radio station Radio SRF 1 broadcasted an interview with Prof. Dr. iur. Matthias Mahlmann on the current refugee crisis and the concept of human dignity. You can find the it via the following link:

IVR World Congress 2019

Further information on the XXIX World Congress of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, taking place in Lucerne between 7th and 13th July 2019, may be found here: